Land Tax Act 1691

XIV. At Expiration of times for Quarterly Payments Commissioners are to call Collectors before them, &c. and, in case of Failure, to cause same to be levied.

And it is hereby further enacted and declared That att the Expiration of the respective tymes in this Act prescribed for the full Payment of the said Foure Quarterly Assessments the severall and respective Commissioners or any Three of them within theire Division and Hundred shall and are hereby required to call before them the Collectors within each respective Division and Hundred to examine and assure themselves of the full and whole Payment of the particular Summe and Summes of Money charged upon the same Division or Hundred and every Parish and Place therein and of the due returne of the same into the Hands of the Receivers Generall theire Deputy or Deputies of the said County Rideing City Towne and Place respectively and by such Receivers Generall into the Receipt of Theire Majesties Exchequer to the end there may bee noe failure in the Payment of any Parte of the Assessments by vertue of this Act to bee assessed and paid nor any Arreares remaine chargeable upon any the said Counties Rideings Cityes Townes or Places respectively And in case of any failure in the Premisses the said Commissioners or any three of them are hereby to cause the same to bee forthwith levyed and payd according to the true intent and meaneing of this Act.